New Ship: Kurama - Japanese Heavy Supercruiser

Kurama - Japanese Heavy Supercruiser

A heavy cruiser design representing a hypothetical continuation of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s “Type A” cruiser line, armed with 203mm guns. This class could have mounted newly developed long-barrelled 203mm guns that were undergoing testing by the Imperial Japanese Navy and were later captured by the United States at the end of the Second World War.

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Key Features

• Elite Ballistics: Features high shell velocity and exceptional accuracy, making it easier to lead targets and land punishing hits compared to its predecessors.
• Alternative Firing Mode: Access to Burst Fire and Modified Shells, allowing for massive burst windows at the cost of range.
• Superior Torpedo Suite: Equipped with 10 tubes per side featuring fast, long-range torpedoes perfect for area denial or finishing blows.
• Stealth & Speed: Great concealment and high top speeds allow for aggressive positioning and quick disengagement.
• Utility Versatility: Can equip Submarine Surveillance and Hydroacoustic Search (or DFAA) to provide comprehensive vision for the team.
• Glass Cannon Build: High offensive potential is balanced by fairly thin armor, requiring careful positioning.

Battle Tips

1. Master the Ambush: Use your high concealment and speed to find cover at close-to-mid range. Kurama thrives when catching enemies off-guard rather than in long-range kiting duels.
2. Hunt the Small Fry: Utilize your high HE maximum damage and fire chance to chunk enemy Destroyers. A well-aimed volley can effectively remove a screen ship from the match early.
3. The "Burst" Execution: When an enemy Cruiser or Battleship shows broadside, switch to AP and activate the Burst Fire mode. While your range will drop significantly, the localized damage is often enough to secure a "Devastating Strike."
4. Mind the Armor: Avoid staying stationary or bow-tanking. Your thin plating means you should always have an "exit strategy" or a nearby island to break line-of-sight.
5. Layer Your Defense: Always keep your Submarine Surveillance active when pushing contested caps to ensure you aren't caught off guard by sub-surface threats while executing maneuvers.

Ship Info

Ship Name: Kurama

Level: 11

WG introduction: April 2nd, 2026

Status during tests: Kurama

Base value: 45 500 000 Credits

Estimated release: 15.5

Game Nation: Japan

Note: WG Devs basic stats, full stats will be updated ~April 16th.

Armor

Hit points: 52,100

Fore/Aft end Plating: 25 mm

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 29%

Main Battery Armament

4 x 3 203 mm:

Max Battery Range: 16.8 km

Reload: 13.5 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion: 141 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

12x 230 mm HE:

Alpha Damage: 3,450

Alpha Piercing HE: 34.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Speed: 970.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 23%

AP Shells

12x 230 mm AP:

Alpha Damage: 5,750

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Speed: 970.0 m/s

Alternative Firing Mode

Main Battery AP Shells Damage: +20 % (AP 6,900)

Main Battery Firing Range: -34.5 % (11.0 km)

Reload Time: 50 s

Interval Between Individual Shots: 2.0 s

Number of Bursts in a Series: 2

Secondaries

8 x 2 100 mm HE:

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Damage: 1,700 hp

Burn Probability: 6%

HE Armour Penetration Capacity: 30 mm

Shell Velocity: 1000 m/s

Torpedoes

4 x 5 610 mm:

Maximum Damage: 23,767

Maximum Range: 12.0 km

Speed: 67 kt

Detectability Range: 1.7 km

Torpedo Tube Reload Time: 147 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 7.2 s

Flood Probability: 406%

Airstrike

Airstrike range: 8.0 km

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in payload: 2x

Maximum bomb damage: 4,900

Armor penetration capacity: soon mm

Chances of causing a fire on target: 28.0%

Depth Charges

Not available

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 455

Long Range

8 x 2 100 mm:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,540

Damage by long-range AA guns: 189

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 8

Priority sector reinforcement: 50%

Mid Range

29 x 2 40 mm:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit probability: 90 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 525

Short Range

Not Available

Mobility

Maximum speed: 35.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 930 m

Rudder shift time: 11.6 s

Propulsion: soon hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 12.2 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 16.8 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 7.2 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 14.2 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-8.0 km

Detectability range by air: 8.0 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 10.0 km

Combat Instructions

Not available

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: Unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Detection of torpedoes: 3.5 km

Detection of ships: 5.0 km

Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 3

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Fighters: 3

Slot 3: Fighter

Charges: 3

Action radius: 3 km

Duration time: 60 s

Reload time: 90 s

Fighters: 4

Slot 4: Repair Party

Charges: 3

HP per second: +260

Duration time: 28 s

Reload time: 80 s

Slot 5: Submarine Surveillance

Charges: 3

Submarine spotting range at maximum depth: 7.0 km

Duration time: 20.0 s

Reload time: 120.0 s

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.